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The 2023 Grand Prix of Long Beach was the third of eleven scheduled sports car races of 2023 by IMSA, the shortest of the season in terms of distance, and it was the first round held as part of the WeatherTech Sprint Cup. [2] The race was held at the eleven-turn 1.968 mi (3.167 km) Long Beach street circuit on April 15, 2023. [2]
The 2023 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach was the third round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on April 16, 2023, in Long Beach, California on the Streets of Long Beach. The race consisted of 85 laps. Kyle Kirkwood, driving for Andretti Autosport, would win his first ever IndyCar Series race.
The event was replaced with a sprint race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, marking IMS' return to the championship for the first time since the series' inaugural season in 2014. [4] It was also originally supposed to have Chicago Street Course in the 2023 schedule, but it got canceled. [7] So Road America went back to the schedule.
Roger Penske, the legendary driver, team owner and now race-track executive, has bought the Long Beach Grand Prix, adding the race to a stable of open-wheel events that already includes the Indy 500.
The Long Beach Grand Prix in April is the single largest event in the city of Long Beach. Attendance for the weekend regularly reaches or exceeds 200,000 people. In 2006, the Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame was created to honor selected past winners and key contributors to the sport of auto racing.
The Grand Prix of Alabama and the Grand Prix of Indianapolis Road Course also take place ahead of the Indy 500. Long Beach is the first of a handful of street races on the IndyCar schedule.
Gavin Harlien, the 2023 champion. The 2023 Stadium Super Trucks Series was the eleventh season of the Stadium Super Trucks. The season began with the Grand Prix of Long Beach and concluded at the Music City Grand Prix. Gavin Harlien won back to back championships, despite not scoring a single victory across the whole season.
The 2024 Grand Prix of Long Beach (formally known as the 2024 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach) was a sports car race held at Long Beach street circuit in Long Beach, California on April 20, 2024. It was the third round of the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship .